9/10 easily. This is what I want : a bonkers car review, a great challenge (thats not just cocking about), Clarkson being an idiot, and I didn't even mind the SIARPC
very surprised at the Veyron's time, i thought it would just be quicker than the Gumpert... seeing the lap again it looks the Stig was taking it very slow on some corners, weird.
James HAS to do more reviews like this : "Some say, that he has a stripey shirt just like mine :lol: "
With regards to the challenge : I like an ecorun like this, I did something similar in my car (just to see how far it would/could really go) and it is quite simply the most stressful thing you can do. And I've done endurance kart races ... which are easy compared to this...
Especially when you're in the "zone" when you KNOW it's empty, and every readout you have is screaming at you to go get some more fuel, you get nervous. Every little sound you hear, you think : is that the fuelpump sipping the last drop? Was that a misfire in the engine? 80MPG is pretty epic, even for an Ecobox Polo.
Conclusion : don't buy a Prius if you want to save money, buy an economical diesel car like the Polo.
reaaaaally surprised that Jeremy's car didn't die. Oh and I also remembered the Audi A8 that did 800+ miles with one tank, but yeah whatever.
Skylock : the reason you guys don't get cars like these is because of exhaust regulations with diesel cars. Most of these engines simply aren't legal in the US.
With regards to your mileage, that's not that bad really, but if you really want to eek out the last couple of mpg you're going to have to get drastic. It's stupid things like slightly overinflating the tyres that can win you a couple MPG. Most of it though, is down to driving style. Pulse and glide. If possible, slipstream bigger cars or trucks, so your car doesn't have to fight the wind. Oh, and never ever ever ever EVER brake.
Another tip : most car's guages lie to you. If it says it's emptier than empty, there's still a gallon or so in the fueltank. I did over 100 kms with every fuel guage flashing at me, and found there were still 3liters in the car. So I could have done another 50 kms easily.